matter and sterile loam properly blended with 
the right quantity of plant food to make African 
Violets thrive and bloom. 4 lb. plastic bag 40c. 
yi: HYPER HUMUS SOIL. Nature’s own living soil 
_ for healthier plants and flowers. Odorless. Ready 
_ to use for all potted house plants and for start- 
ing fine seeds. 1% Ib. plastic bag 30c; 3 Ib. 
_ plastic bag 50c. 
‘POTTING SOIL. Rich, friable, sterilized loam 
- blended with organic matter and plant food. 
*’ Excellent for practically all 
4 lb. plastic bag 40c. 
.RILIUM. New Chemical Soil Conditioner. 
_ page 77. Ib. $1.40; 5 Ib. $4.95. 
VERMICULITE "Terra-Lite” 
Works miracles with plants. Lightens and aerates 
heavy clay soils, gives sandy soils body, retains and 
house plants. 
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eleases moisture and air as needed. Ideal for 
Starting fine seeds, rooting cuttings, ete. 
Piece lb.) \4dc;°.)24 bu... (3. Ib.) 85e; 
Tb. (4 cu. ft.) $2.35. 
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SOIL and SOIL CONDITIONERS 
Prices quoted are f.o.b. our warehouse and subject to change 
without notice 
Plant vigor, health, and productivity are intimately connected with soil 
conditions. ‘To function properly the roots must have easy access to food, 
water, and air. Food and water may be applied at almost any time but the 
availability of air depends upon a porous, open, soil structure. 
FRICAN VIOLET SOIL. Fine-textured organic | 
Organic Soil Conditioners 
HYPER HUMUS. Use at the rate of 2 to 4 lb. 
per sq. ft. to lighten soils and induce highly 
favorable bacterial action. Splendid also for pot- 
ting soil mixtures, mulching, and topdressing 
lawns. 50 lb. $2.85; 100 lb. $5.00. 
MICHIGAN PEAT. Nature’s own soil builder 
containing about 97% organic matter. Stimulates 
root growth and retains six times its weight in 
water. Use it on all soils in need of organic 
matter at the rate of 100 lb. to 100 sq. ft. Ex- 
cellent for lawns, flowers, roses, shrubs, trees, 
azaleas, rhododendron, and all house plants. 
Screened, weed free, odorless, and ready for use. 
% peck 59c; peck 89c; 25 lb. $1.69; 50 lb. $2.49; 
100 lb. $4.49. 
PEATMOSS. Specially prepared for horticultural 
use. Lightens heavy soils and gives body to sandy 
ones while encouraging beneficial soil bacteria. 
Especially good for azaleas, rhododendron, and 
others in need of a soil rich in natural organic 
matter. large bale $6.00 
iy Make Your Own Rich Compost 
from Garden Waste 
Easily — quickly — and 
in record time 
ADCO is a special powder that has proved its 
outstanding value-as a compost activator. Added 
to vegetable refuse, grass clippings, weed tops, etc. 
it breaks down fresh organic matter into a rich, 
dark compost teeming with beneficial soil organ- 
ims. Used as per directions it will accomplish this 
in four months. 20 lb. suffice for making % ton of 
the richest compost. 5 lb. $1.60. 20 lb. $3.80. 
and here are the very Important Seed and Soil Treating Compounds 
Lurking in the soil and even on the seeds are some of nature’s smallest 
organisms just waiting for the chance to attack the tiny seedlings as they 
emerge from their protective cover. Just let the weather be anything but 
favorable and they gain the upper hand. Wise gardeners see to it that they 
never have an opportunity to go to work by treating the seeds with the 
proper protectant that insures a strong, healthy start of the plants. 
ARASAN. Acts as a disinfectant against seed- 
borne diseases and a protectant against those in 
the soil thus preventing seed decay and damping 
ie off, For corn, sorghum, peanuts, soybeans, many 
vegetables, and grasses. 
34 oz. 25c; 8 oz. $1.00 
_ CERESAN, New Improved. 
For wheat, oats, 
barley, rye, sorghum, millets, and flax to control 
certain smuts and some other seed-borne diseases 
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such as anthracnose and angular leafspot of cot- 
ton. Also lessens the danger of seed decay and 
damping off of cotton, flax, peas, and sugar beets, 
lb. $1.60. 
SEMESAN. Very effective to control seed rot and 
damping off on many vegetable and flower seeds 
as well as some bulbs. Promotes strong germina- 
tion and a healthy start. 4-0z. $1.20; 12 oz. $3.40. 
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SPERGON. Spergon is of special significance in 
that it gives outstanding protection on plants 
that are sensitive to some of the other prepara- 
tions. Use it for all kinds of beans, lettuce, peas, 
pumpkin, pepper, spinach, squash, and tomato for 
which it is especially recommended. May safely 
be used on beans and peas receiving treatment 
with a bacterial culture as it does not interfere 
or nullify it. Oz. 50c;.5 oz. $3 75; lb. $2.50. 
SPERGON GLADIOLUS DUST. Though origi- 
nally compounded to protect gladiolus corms 
against the spread of disease and the ravages of 
thrips while in winter storage, it has been found 
to serve for the protection of other kinds of 
bulbs over the winter and during their early 
development if applied just before planting. 
2-02. 50c; lb. $1.95. . 
